If there was one thing the panel on safe mine closure made clear at this year’s Life of Mine - Mine Waste and Tailings Conference in Brisbane, it’s this: closure is no longer just about sealing off the last truckload and planting grass.
In the race to squeeze more value from every tonne of ore, the mining sector is increasingly looking to data-rich, high-resolution technologies that can keep pace with operational demands.
As global demand for high-purity copper climbs in step with electrification and renewable energy targets, attention is turning to the tankhouses that produce this critical metal.
A technically nimble rare earths and uranium junior is pushing toward production-readiness with a scalable extraction strategy and dual commodity focus—designed to suit both the geopolitics of supply chain security and the day-to-day realities of mine site execution.
A shift in geological thinking is reshaping exploration at Ramelius Resources’ Mount Magnet Gold Camp, where the company is moving beyond traditional banded iron formation (BIF) deposits to focus on granodiorite-hosted mineralisation.
